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Pepper Pink quilt from JcPenny

mikaelaj — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:34:49 -0500

I just recently bought this quilt set for my daughter, and I would love to get the border. Do you know where I can find the border that is in the picture?

Thanks so much,

Mikaelaj

Self-Respect

rebellious thinker — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:38 -0600

cparker, it all comes down to self-esteem and self-respect. That is what every lesson needs to key in on--having the girls believe in themselves. Believe that they deserve better treatment. Believe that who they are is good enough. Believe that they can dream--and achieve their dreams.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

girls and teenage relationships

cparker — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:51:35 -0600

i have found this website because i am a drama practitioner (male) looking for new ways to engage with teenage girls on this and other subjects, such as bullying. im in London - in the UK they have a new subject in the school curriculum called PSHE (Physical, Sexual and Health Education). Not enough curricula time is devoted to this subject, which should be taught at home anyway. One thing i noticed from working with a group of Year 8 girls last month, was that 90% of the class ate sweets for breakfast!!! this is surely causing an imbalance in their physiology and making them behave in irrational and unfocused ways.

But i think the main body of work that needs to be done here is cultural deprogramming. from such a young age girls are bombarded with unhealthy personal targets and expectations from society.. i have used many forum and regular drama techniques to open up this subject with teenage students, but am always looking for new and more engaging ways of holding a classroom of girls' attention for the short 50 minute period i get once per month to do this. reading the comments above, and hearing any other personal experiences is very helpful for me, and hopefully can be helpful for those who benefit from my practice.

Love your ideas! I am also

PainterMommy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:46:44 -0500

Love your ideas! I am also a blogger and painting is my #1 subject. You have inspired me to write on camouflage boy's room murals as my next post subject.

Here are links to my blogs:

Murals & Faux Finishing Blog

Nursery Murals & More Blog

My Recent Painting Projects Blog

Happy posting!! Dawn aka "PainterMommy"

What are the neighbors saying?

rebellious thinker — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:41:15 -0500

Who cares about eye rolling--that's a face saving gesture--as long as someone is paying attention.

There's so much competition for girls' attention. There's the nurture in the house, and then the "nurture" from friends, and tv, and school, and society.

I have two daughters (12 and 17), and I have surely tried to teach them to be strong women and to speak up for themselves. But you know what? My younger daughter has a friend who other mothers don't let their daughters hang out with her (I almost forgot myself and said "play," but they are so over that). Anyway. I asked her one day why the moms treat her like that and she said that don't like that she is so blunt and speaks her mind. This is a 12-year-old girl being ostracized by parents because of her frankness. She is at my house often, so I know that there are not disrespectful things coming out of her. Just makes you pause and wonder what is being taught is other homes.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

This absolutely breaks my heart.

GlindaofOz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:13:32 -0500

What is going on with our young girls today? So many of them suffer from severely low self-esteem. How has this happened? I quake in thinking about what the future holds for these young women.

Who do we fault? I'm not a parent so I always hate to place the blame there but I have to wonder. I have a teenaged cousin and my aunt and uncle did everything to help her feel good about herself and all of their work on trying to instill self-esteem in their daughter has been washed away. So I wonder if the influence of peers and media is stronger than anything from parents.

I'd like to believe that adding self-esteem workshops and spotting abusive relationship signs to curriculum at school would help but i can't help but believe that it would induce eye-rolls from teens.

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Another film for teens

rebellious thinker — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:52:03 -0500

The high school where I teach had a program like that this past year. The students watched a very good film about abuse, there was a short intro to the film, a brief question and answer period at the end, and that was it. Maybe it was enough for someone to realize what was happening to her, maybe it was enough for someone to see what he was doing, but this should surely be a bigger part of the curriculum. What can be more important than to know how to treat and respect each other?

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

Pregnancy Pact

JenWag57 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:18:42 -0500

I also wrote a similar post on the pregnancy pact :

Are Teens getting pregnant because of Pop Culture?

However, about the Baby Borrowers: it might have come at a great time for teens, but I am very against the show from the standpoint of the babies and toddlers:

The Baby Borrowers reality show: Good for teens, bad for babies

Trying to insert the trailer - it didn't work in the post... :(

NewMoonGirlMedia — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:28:31 -0500

Thanks for reading!

Suzette1 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:26:25 -0500

Suzette Valle

We're not fans of Hannah Montana here either, and less so after her recent public behavior contradicted her Christian proclamations. At least the JB have been practicing what they preach ... so far.

Thanks for reading!

Suzette

Teen Mags are garbage

candeelady — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:05 -0500

why could'nt you say "no" when they asked for those mags and substituted others ? American Girl has been around since the 1920's , Discovery Girl came out in 2000, Girl's Life (my favorite) has been out for 14 years, and has won numerous parent sponsered awards. They cover fashion, relationships, AND BUILD self esteem and image. These magazines are the perfect antidote for the junk mags like Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Glamour., etc. The junk mags are so trashy now days its shocking to read the covers and beleive thys were written for girls 10 and up. Even if your daughters read the junk mags at friends homes, the fact that you have banned them from your home tells them that you believe these mags are worthless, and sends an important message. As their mother you beleive women are too valuable to read that crap and then let it destroy their self image. Can you tell this is a hot topic for me?

Candeelady

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Now I'll never watch them.

Denise — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:58:00 -0500

I have both kids and cable but until yesterday had never seen Hannah Montana or the Jonas Brothers.

But, because we are a little bit crazy around here and have only the youngest child at home - the tv pretty much stayed on all weekend and it was almost always on The Disney Channel.

During a break in painting, we all went downstairs and HM was on - the episode w/The Jonas Brothers where Miley's dad was going to write a song for the boys and Miley was jealous.

I umm didn't get the appeal of Miley/Hannah, her father or the Jonas Brothers. And the other supporting characters? umm do kids actually watch that suff??? The idea that our kids sit through that... surely there is better entertainment somewhere?

Now that you've given this background on The Jonas Brothers, I can pretty much guarantee that I will never turn on a TV show that they're on. Purity rings and pledges creep me out.

~Denise
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Goodbye Kitty!

Lisa Stone — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:42:26 -0500

Tip Junkie, these are great, thank you! I've spent a ton of time lately with my little three-year-old niece (in full-fledged Hello Kitty obsession), and it's so fun to think of where her room might go. Especially for me, in a houseful of men.

My favorite is the Audrey Hepburn room -- I'd pump up the green just a tad and paint a border around those posters in some curly black design, but that's a winner. Any movie poster can substitute. Come to think of it, why can't I be 16 again?

I linked this post from the homepage headlines.

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